Thursday, May 22, 2008

Whew! It feels like so long since you last heard from us, but thankfully MNT camp is getting back into gear in the country where soccer was born. And if you were disappointed by our abbreviated outing in Krakow, dry those tears! We're going to be blogging for a solid month as the team moves towards friendlies with England, Spain, Argentina and the start of World Cup Qualifying with Barbados.

The guys (Bob Bradley has named 22 players for next week's game) have already begun arriving, touching down in Heathrow from all over the world. Players have come from the U.S., from continental Europe, and a few were even lucky enough to make the short trip by car. Not much on the agenda for today: the usual meet and greet, distribution of gear, and light workout in the pool will be capped off by the first official team meal tonight.

England is buzzing right now after last night's Champions League Final, and there will be a lot going on this week as the U.S. heads towards next Wednesday's game against England at Wembley stadium...

About U.S. Soccer

As the governing body of soccer in all its forms in the United States, U.S. Soccer has helped chart the course for the sport in the USA for more than 90 years. In this time, the Federation’s mission statement has been very simple and very clear: to make soccer, in all its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to continue the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive levels.